Please feel free to add pictures and captions of early Islamic art and artifacts.

“The most original and lasting expression of Islam’s artistic genius is the so-called ‘Oriental’ carpet, knotted on looms in the Middle East for more than a thousand years.” (From Early Islam by Desmond Stuart)


For more on this incredible artform, the Wikipedia entry here is a good resource.
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16th Century Oriental Carpet